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Police rammed by convicted felon

What began as New Mexico officers making sure William Martinez was actually sleeping in his car, resulted in a dangerous confrontation and Martinez being handcuffed to a stretcher.

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Updated: 8:17 PM MDT Oct 8, 2013

Police rammed by convicted felon

What began as New Mexico officers making sure William Martinez was actually sleeping in his car, resulted in a dangerous confrontation and Martinez being handcuffed to a stretcher.

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Updated: 8:17 PM MDT Oct 8, 2013

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WEBVTT WILLIAM MARTINEZ SLAMMED INTO POLICE CARS AND NEARLY HIT OTHER PEOPLE, AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ JOINS US, WITH HOW MARTINEZ HAS BEEN IN TROUBLE BEFORE. POLICE SAY MARTINEZ HAS BEEN ARRESTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ... FOR LARCENY, NARCOTICS CRIMES AND RECKLESS DRIVING.... BUT, THIS INCIDENT REALLY PUT BYSTANDERS AND OFFICERS AT RISK ... AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. HANDCUFFED TO A STRETCHER.... THIS IS HOW A CHASE WITH POLICE ENDED FOR WILLIAM MARTINEZ... IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR COMMANCHE AND CARLISLE. It was loud, I've heard a few accidents around here already, it was real close, so I came out because I thought somebody hit our vehicles TENSE MOMENTS.... AS OFFICERS ARRESTED MARTINEZ. When we came out all of the officers, they had the guy, they were on top of the car with their guns drawn on him, THE ORDEAL STARTED A FEW MILES AWAY, AT THE SMITHS ON SAN PEDRO AND LOMAS.... OFFICERS FOUND MARTINEZ ASLEEP IN HIS CAR... AND TRIED TO WAKE UP, TO CHECK ON HIS WELFARE..... THEY SAY MARTINEZ WOKE UP... PUT HIS CAR IN GEAR ..AND RAMMED INTO THIER POLICE CRUISERS. POLICE ALSO SAY MARTINEZ ALMOST RAN OVER PEDESTRIANS... AS HE TOOK OFF. APD'S HELICOPTER AND SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWED HIM TO MESCALERO COURT .... THAT'S WHERE MARTINEZ' ESCAPE ATTEMPT... BECAME AN ARREST. THE SUV HE WAS IN.... tape wrapping around car IS ALL SEALED UP... OFFICERS ARE GETTING A SEARCH WARRANT.... BELIEVING A GUN AND POSSIBLY MORE INSIDE. AS FOR MARTINEZ.... HE'S A CONVICTED FELON AMBULANCE LEAVING AND HE'LL HEAD TO JAIL AFTER HIS TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL. POLICE SAY IT WAS MARTINEZ TOLD THEM HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON ... OFFICERS ALSO SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A HANDGUN ON MARTINEZ' WAISTBAND .... IF MARTINEZ DID HAVE A WEAPON, HE COULD FACE FEDERAL CHARGES SINCE HE'S A CONVICTED FELON. MARTINEZ IS FACING TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER, AND AGGRAVATED FLEEING. A LOCAL BUSINESS BECOMES AN

Police rammed by convicted felon

What began as New Mexico officers making sure William Martinez was actually sleeping in his car, resulted in a dangerous confrontation and Martinez being handcuffed to a stretcher.